वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-1, chapter-20, verse-19

एवं वीर्यो महातेजा विश्वामित्रो महातपाः ।
न रामगमने राजन् संशयं गन्तुमर्हसि ॥१९॥

19. evaṃ vīryo mahātejā viśvāmitro mahātapāḥ ,
na rāmagamane rājan saṃśayaṃ gantumarhasi.

19. evam vīryaḥ mahātejāḥ viśvāmitraḥ mahātapāḥ
na rāmagamane rājan saṃśayam gantum arhasi

19. rājan,
evaṃ vīryaḥ mahātejāḥ mahātapāḥ viśvāmitraḥ rāmagamane saṃśayam gantum na arhasi

19. O King, you should not harbor any doubt regarding Rāma's departure, for Viśvāmitra possesses such valor, great splendor, and immense ascetic power (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - in this manner (referring to the qualities mentioned) (thus, in this manner, so, indeed)

• वीर्यः (vīryaḥ) - valor (valor, strength, power)

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - of great splendor (of great splendor, very brilliant, powerful)

• विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra (Viśvāmitra (name of a sage))

• महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - of immense ascetic power (of great ascetic power, having performed great austerities)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• रामगमने (rāmagamane) - regarding Rāma's departure (regarding Rāma's going/departure)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King Daśaratha (O king)

• संशयम् (saṁśayam) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty, hesitation)

• गन्तुम् (gantum) - to feel (doubt) (to go, to reach, to experience, to feel)

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought (not to feel doubt) (you ought, you deserve, you are able)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - in this manner (referring to the qualities mentioned) (thus, in this manner, so, indeed)

(indeclinable)

वीर्यः (vīryaḥ) - valor (valor, strength, power)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīrya

vīrya - valor, strength, power, energy, seed, semen

Note: Functions as an adjective modifying Viśvāmitra, implying 'one who has valor'.

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - of great splendor (of great splendor, very brilliant, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great splendor, great energy, very brilliant, powerful

Bahuvrihi compound: mahat (great) + tejas (splendor/energy)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+tejas)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• tejas – splendor, energy, power, brilliance, fiery energy
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective for Viśvāmitra.

विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra (Viśvāmitra (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - friend of all, name of a celebrated Vedic sage

महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - of immense ascetic power (of great ascetic power, having performed great austerities)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātapas

mahātapas - great ascetic power, great austerity, having great ascetic power

Bahuvrihi compound: mahat (great) + tapas (asceticism)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+tapas)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• tapas – heat, asceticism, austerity, penance, spiritual fervor
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective for Viśvāmitra.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

रामगमने (rāmagamane) - regarding Rāma's departure (regarding Rāma's going/departure)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rāmagamana

rāmagamana - Rāma's going, departure of Rāma

Tatpurusha compound: Rāma (name) + gamana (going)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rāma+gamana)

• rāma – Rāma (name of a prominent deity in Hinduism, hero of the Rāmāyaṇa)
  proper noun (masculine)
• gamana – going, moving, departure, walk, course
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun from gam
  derived from root gam (to go) with suffix -ana
  Root: gam (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - O King Daśaratha (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

संशयम् (saṁśayam) - doubt (doubt, uncertainty, hesitation)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation, suspicion

from sam-śī 'to lie together', or from sam-śi 'to connect' + -aya

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Object of 'gantum'.

गन्तुम् (gantum) - to feel (doubt) (to go, to reach, to experience, to feel)

(verb)

active, infinitive of gam

infinitive

infinitive form of root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used with 'arhasi'.

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought (not to feel doubt) (you ought, you deserve, you are able)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of arh

present active indicative

2nd person singular, present tense, active voice

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: The implied subject is 'rājan' (Daśaratha).

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